Lamas Province Explained

Lamas
Settlement Type:	Province
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Peru
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	San Martín
Established Title:	Founded
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Lamas
Leader Title:	Mayor
Leader Name:	Onésimo Huamán
Area Total Km2:	5040.67
Population Total:	81521
Population Density Km2:	auto
Blank Name Sec1:	UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:	2205

The Lamas Province is one of ten provinces of the San Martín Region in northern Peru. The province is the home of the indigenous Kichwa-Lamista people.

Political division

The province is divided into eleven districts, which are:

• Lamas^[1]
• Alonso de Alvarado
• Barranquita
• Caynarachi
• Cuñumbuqui
• Pinto Recodo
• Rumisapa
• San Roque de Cumbaza
• Shanao
• Tabalosos
• Zapatero

References

-6.4182°N -76.5207°W

Notes and References

1. José R . Sandoval . 16 February 2016 . The Genetic History of Peruvian Quechua-Lamistas and Chankas: Uniparental DNA Patterns among Autochthonous Amazonian and Andean Populations . Annals of Human Genetics. 80 . 2 . 88–101 . 10.1111/ahg.12145 . 26879156 . 5111738 .